davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01
OUR LOCAL NEWSLETTERS.
TIE NE W. FROM An oUARrERS or
PRESTON COUNTY
SAINT JOE.

The people o: our quiet little vii
lage are all trying to make come ar.
rangements for Christmas.
The Rev. G. w. Apologize expects
To- move back to this place in the near
future.
Abe Feather and son Zach. are en-
gagged in the dairy business They
have just opened up this week.
A. @ Mason is attending court.
Fl. G Borrower is working for j.
G. Crane.
y. a Bctrbower is away teaching
near ~ wafer station on the b. 81 O
We notice John Elliott has returned
homo from Illinois where he spent
the summer.
L. C. Martin is improving slowly.
Rev. G w White passed through
one day last week with fine drove
of cattle
The school-house at Albrights is
considerably crowded-tbree pupils
sittin4 on one seat. We think shat
house should be condemned instead
of repairing; also the Welch school
house, and as st. Joe is ab.ut the
center Of the two districts and acces.
sible to all, build large house here.
Even if it would require two teachers
it would save the expense of one
house
We want telegraph Office here.
There is some talk of store being
opened here which will make this
place moro lively. We also have a
good chance of getting No. black.
smith to locate in or near this place,
and then won't she boom
Hulings' men are still cutting tim.
Der in the woods opposite this place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01

PROHIBITION was defeated in At
lanta, Georgia, last Saturday by
about 1000 The canvass was the
hardest fought in the history of the
city. both parties working continually
for days before the election. Hot
coffee and sandwiches were served
at every voting place on election day
by the ladies.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01

The Oakland correspondent Of the
Baltimore SIN, under date Of Nov
q, has the following to say relative
20 the disputed boundary line be-
tween Maryland and West Virginia 4.
at the time Of bic death The late
Mesback Browning owned a large
tract Of timber land, located between
the old and new lines between Mary.
land and West Virginia, in what is
known as the disputed territory. Sev
eral years ago Z. T. Browning. as
attorney in fact for ue Browning
heirs, sold ibis laad TO a Pennsylva-
nia firm, who have lately erected a
steam saw.mill vpon II and com
meuced manufacturing lumber A
lev days ago several West Virpinlas.
who, IL seems. claim the land under
o Virgins grant, threatened 10 srres,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01

Hon. VIM. H. MARTIN, of Texas.
recently elected to Congress from that
State. arrived in Washington last
wees After lac had been shay cd hair
cut and boots blaeked according to
the latest stvle, he went TO his room
in the Willard hotel and getting ready
II dream of his future greatness, blew
out the gas and wentto bed. He was
saved from an untimely death by the
attaches of the house who, smelling
the gas, broke down the door OF his
room and carried him ont in an un.
conscious condition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01
CT the Latest and Rest.

10 d. hu Invaluable companion in every School.
qua ai every FIreside Specimen pages and
testimonials sent prepaid 0n application.
Published BY g. & G. MERRIAM a CO.
Springfield Mass, o. s. A.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01
ALBRIGETsvILLE.

Cold winds and muddy roads.
You can, By cloae observation, dis
cover that Cheat river is raising.
John Elliott, who met with serious
accident not long since, Is improving
rapidly
A. o Mason is attending court
this week.
The most pleasant event Of the sea
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01

THE Supreme Court refused the
writ of prohibition in the case Of
Richards V Town Of Clarksburg, and
now the council can impeach him if
they SO desire.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01

MosT the Anarchist, was found
guilty of the charges preferred
against him, but has not been SEN
fenced up to Yesterday morning.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01
PERSONAL P4R1GRAPHS.

PERSONAL PIRIGRIPHS.
Movements OF People About u.
John w. Mason of Grafton was in
town on legal business several days
this week.
T. j. Longstretb, of FelIowsville'
was in town last Friday.
Isaac Guseman. Of Brandonville
called to see US while in town last
week.
G. L Simpson, of Grafton. was in
town last Friday and called to see us
Our Democratic friend Of Aurora
Lewis S. Stemple, called to see us
Monday. Mr.. Stemple purchased the
Felte property at Eglon.
Judge Brannon, of Weston is AT
tending court here.
DIR. Fogle. of Terra Alta, was IN
town last Friday attending tho meet
ing Of physicians.
Michael Lynch. OF TOWNSVILLE, was
in town short time last Friday.
a. G.. Mason, of st. Joe, made us
a very pleasant call on Monday. tie
is serving on the jury.
DIR. w. NJ. Dent, of Newburg. was
in town several days this week.
Milo Trotter. of Aurora, has been
in town the past week, serving on
the jury.
DR.. Lanham, OF Newburg, was in
town one day this week.
Miss Emma Cooke. of Howcsville,
was visiting friends in town a cOup!,
Of days last week
Miss Belle Graham. of Valley dis
trict, was visiting in the city last week
Lawyer NJ. NJ Dent. of Morgan
town was in Kingwood day or two
last week.
Dolpha Jackson, was visiting his
parents several days last week,
DIR. Jarrett, of Grafton, is employ
ed pulling teeth in Kingwood this
week. The Doctor has many friends
in this place.
( John Duvall, who has been resi-
dent of Monongalia county for come
time, working on the Black Bottle
was in town last Friday and Satur
day.
Our Democratic friend Marshall
Grimes, Of Lyon. paid Kingwood n
flying visit one day last week.
J. r. Miller Of Valley Point. paid
this Office a pleasant visit last Fri.
day.
T J. Pe,tcord. Of Oakland, came eyer
10 KingwOOd.
Merchant JIIius Scheir, Of Eglo,., was
in town this week.
J. . Lanlz Of RowIesburp. was attend
ing 10 business here thi4 week.
Judge Berkshire, of Morgantown. is
attending court here thi- week.
Lawyer A. c. Bowman, ofvalley Fur.
mace, is in town.
Deputy Sheriff Lloyd shsncr is in
town ibis week.
John j.. Dent. o. Newburg. was here
this week.
Or Dent, Of Fewburg ~ attending t.
business before the circuit court here.
]. g. Ralpnsnyder OF Kirgwood. pass
Oh through ere en- route up The river
last Wednesday -Tactcr Democrat
r. ! Rogers, r end } ~ Grioble, o
Pisgah' three slsunch supporters Of 90,
ANGUS, were in to sec as en- ~ ednosda,
DR.. J. \. Manown, Of Weston. or
merip Of Kingwoot is visiting his ma.
merous friends here ibis week.
G y Bills an5 r smoot. two of New.
burg's solid business mon, were iu town
this week,
u Rodeheeyer Of Terra Alta, was in
town Monday.
Hon ) p Jones was in the city this
week.
N y HAVE, Of NJ Lake Park, was i'm
/ town on Tuaqdav an h,of,os.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-01
subscription :
KESTUCKY's tobacco crop for the
year foots up S767OoOO0O.

THE Grafton Eagle Gays that Owen
S, Mckinney W II resume the publ
cation of the Standard, at that place
at an early day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02
MAKING TERMS wITn RANDALL.

The dispatch from Philadelphia, else
where published, processes to announce
anew move on the part of the administra.
tion in the matter of the tariff. If it is
just now the administration realizes that
the issue in 1888 will be The tariff, it is
slow in perceiving what has been per-
fectly apparent to the country since the
contest of 1884. The tariff certainly
will be the great issue on which the cam
paign for the presidency will be fought
next year; upon that issue the Democratic
party must stand or fall. Nothing
is clearer than this to
President Cleveland, who is, and
must remain the head of the party until
the national democratic convention of
1888. 1t also seems clear to the presi-
dent, as it does to the rest of the party,
that, to insure success next year, the party
represented by the administration must
take decided stand, make some dem on
stration in congress. 1t must show by
acts, as we'll as wordy and windy plat
forms, that it really means tariff reduc-
ton, as a guarantee that its promises 10
the people have not been mere receptions
to get into place and ascend to power.
All democrats will agree with the admins
tration that it must put itself on record
in the approaching congress, as opposed
to the high protection robbery.
So far so good. But when it is pro-
posed to compromise with Randall and
his followers, it might be we'll to 90 slow.
As regards the tariff, we might as we'll at
tempt a compromise with protective re-
publicans, for Mr.. Randall, so far as pro
tectionism goes, is as good a republican as
Sherman or any of the rest of them. If
the administration pools issues with Ran
dallism, it will undoubtedly injure the
party and its chances of success. Nor
would the weakening of the democra-
cy in the south and west be coun-
terbalanced by recruits we might
hope to get from the other side
Randall and Vandalism have always been
drag on the party. 1t might be well to
conciliate them and their advocates, but
not at the expense of those principles
which the administration admits will be
issues in the next presidential campaign.
Give us the whole hog this time
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02
What Baking Powder Shall We
Use?

This plain question comes home tC
every house-keeper. We all desire pure
and wholesome food, and this cannot Ii
had with the use of impure or poisonous
baking powder. There can be no longer
question that all the cheaper, lower
graoes of baking powders contain either
alum, lime or phosphate acid. As 10th
as we may be to admit so much against
what may have been some of our house
hold gods, there can be no gainsaying the
unanimous testimony of the official chem
lists. Indeed, analysts seem to find no
baking powder entirely free from some
one of these Objectionable ingredients
except the Royal, and that they report as
chemically pure. We find some of the
baking powders advertised as pure, to
contain, under the tests of Profs Chand
Ter, Habirshaw and others, nearly twelve
per cent. of lime, while others are made
from alum with no cream of tartar. This,
we presume accounts for their lack of
leavening powder as sometimes complain
ed of by the cook, and for the bitter taste
found III the biscuits so frequently com
planned of by ourselves.
But aside from the inferiority of the
work done by these powders, the physiolo-
gists assure us that lime and alum taken
into the system in such quantities as this
are injurious. They are not decomposed
by heat nor dissolved in mixing or bak-
ing. They go with the bread, therefore
into the stomach, where their physi-
illogical effects are indigestion, dyspepsia
or worse evils.
The question naturally arises, why do
these cheap baking powder makers use
these thingsS Alum is three cents
pound, lime still cheaper, while cream of
tartar costs thirty-fve or forty. The
reasons for tine chemical purity of the
Royal Baking Powder were recently given
in the New York Times in an interesting
description of new method for refining ar
gols or crude cream of tartar. Itseems that
1t Is only under this process that cream
or tartar can be freed from the lime
natural to 1t, and rendered chemically
pure; that the patents and plant for this
cost the Royal Baking Powder company
about half million dollars and that they
MAINTAIN exclusive control of the rights.
Prof. McMurtrie, late chief chemist of
the department of agriculture at Wash
ington, ID. c., i'll the interests of com
merce, made an examination of this pro-
cess, and reported upon the results at
tanned in the refined cream of tartar. The
following extract from his report would
seem to answer the question repeated at
the head of this article, and which is so
frequently propounded by the house
keeper:
Il have examined the cream of tartar
used by the Royal Baking Powder com
pany in the manufacture of their baking
powder, and find it to be perfectly pure
and free from lime in any form. The
chemical tests to which l have submitted
the Royal Baking Powder prove it per
fectly healthful and free from any delete.
rious substance"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02
Consumption Treatment.

10 the EditOr OF the statesman.
The article, New Treatment of Con-
SUMPTION" which appeared in The
STATESMAN Wednesday, May %, l took
special notice Of, as it is about the same
modus operandi given in my patent for
the preservation of food. About one
year ago / pointed out to good many
ladies and gentlemen, and even to some
of our doctors, that believed this pro-
cess or treatment coud probably
be applied in curing diptheria, yellow fe-
yer, consumption, cholera and such dread
full diseases; but, so far as / am aware, it
has not been tried here. | was not aware
that it had been tried in Philadelphia and
Paris few months ago, and so far as |
see, with good prospect of success. For
over year | have been thinking about
this subject, how my process could BIO
safely applied in curing such diseases
as above mentioned. | have perfected it
so far that any person can take it without
doing him any harm. To convince my
self have inhaled and drank buckets of
water charged with the gas, and am still
living, in fact never felt any better in
my life than now. | do not know what
kind of a gas the doctors in Philadelphia
a using. 1t seems it requires some APP
paratus and particular treatment, as the
gases are poisonous. The treatment that
| suggest would be very simple and per.
fectly harmless. Anybody can get bot
tie of water charged with these gases of
mine, ready for use, by applying to me,
free of charge.
Those who have bought right from
me can get all the information necessary
to make trial when needed.
do not CLAIM to-day that it will cure
but simply make the sug-
gestion that it ought to be tried, and the
success | have had in experimenting in
keeping perishable goods, shows that there
is something more in it. do not wish to
trespa upon our doctors territory, but
have remedy l think will safely cure
these terrible diseases, and l think it
should be given to the public and by them
tried. Yours, WM RADAM.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02
VICES OUTSIDE THE PALE OF THE LAW.

prohibition Pro and Con" is well
written article, and to such an earnest
searcher after light as "On the Fence"
seems to be, some ideas suggested may be
of great service. His distinction between
vice and crime is excellent, but then ne
seems to lose sight of his definition, ana
confuses the vice that is called temperate
drinking and the crime that often results
from immoderate drinking. he cites the
drunkard and the destitution of his family
as charm to society,"" and, in that sense,
coming under the head of crime. Grant
ed the drunkard at that time is criminal,
and his actions, because of their influence
upon his family and through them upon
society, should be regulated by law. Then
the second question suggested comes up.
How repress his criminal actions, for
these alone the laws can touch? BY
forbidding a saloon keeper from selling
liquor to anybody, and thus reaching
this man, or forbidding this man to drink
to the extent Of impoverishing his familyF
But you say you can't regulate his drink
ing No, you can't regulate the drinking
of the very small per cent of habitual
drunkards, those who make paupers of
themselves and families, but you would
prohibit the drinking of every one. You
can't regulate the quantity of what few
men swallow, but you can cut off healthy
industry, you can discriminate against
certain farm products, you can say no one
in the state shall sell or dispose of liquors
or drink them. The latter, at first blush is
so evidently easier than the former.
"0n the Fence drew the distinction
clearly between the seller and buyer of
liquors. The manufacturer and seller of
deadly firearms are not held respons IDLE
when an assassin uses pistol with fatal
effect. But they say he would
not shoot, we're he not inhamed with
liquor. What made him take the
liquorS IT'S true criminals fortify them
selves with liquor, but the criminal intent
inspired the drinking of the liquor as well
as the commission of the crime. A
drunken man commits crime in bung-
ling way, and leaves traces for its detec-
ton. A sober criminal is more to be
dreaded than drunken one. Let "On the
Fence" keep clearly in mind his defni
tions of vice and crime, and the relative
positions of the seller and buyer ofIiquors,
and he cannot draw the conclusion he finally
does. He there drops from discussing
question to speak of class. He confuses
d. mixing, and mans right so to do, with
and its effects and the in
come of the liquor seller. He started out
well in saying prohibition was "unsound
in principle" This being so, apparent
in results must by them
selves, be regulated, but not at the ex-
pense of the main principle. Prohibition
aims blow at personal rights, the abuse
Of which may be a subject for legal re-
straint when the rights of others are in
vaded, but whose curtailment, when law
fully exercised, can not be allowed on any
,pecious plea of the "vice of drunkernes
which plea is an outgrowth of morality and
lot of law nor the cardinal principles of
free government.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

after the most careful and critical exam
nation of all important data in the case.
If so, then it is McGlynn that must yield
if he is to get back his church, as the
Pope would hardly stake his name and
power in a matter of this kind, upon a
position from which he could be per-
suaded, even by SO talented priest as
Dr.. McGlynn. Upon the doctors recan
tation Henry George will lose an exceed
ing strong ally; one gifted and versa
tile, and one endeared to large body of
people, whom in the capacity of priest,
he had served for many years. But the
theory, the groundwork OF this new
movement these two would have builded,
was false, and with it and them the whole
would sooner or later have fallen. The
Pope's prompt action has cut short, It's
hoped, this crusade after false idol.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

A DISPATCH from Meriden, Conn, says
DR.. McGlynn will go to Rome inside of
twenty days, and that he expects to get
his church back again. If the secretary
of Archbishop Corrigan was correctly re-
ported, the Pope made up his mind about
the land theory of George and McGlynn,
the chief question now in dispute, only
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

PROHIBITION is of small importance to
our citizens compared to the steady,
healthy and rapid growth of AustiA.
Don't let all our energies be expended on
this one question of whisky or no whisky;
keep after that business committee, and
stir them up by yonr interest aud zeal for
Austin's welfare.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02
TramPiDg Through TeStim ny.
Witnesses Who Willingly Tell the
Tale of the Train Robbery.
Preliminary Proceedings Had Be-
fore Commissioner Ruggles
Yesterday.

About forty witnesses and friends of
the men who are held on charge of com
plicIty in the Mcneil train robbery gath
cred yesterday morning at the federal
court room, attracted there by the fact
that the preliminary examination was to
take place at 10 o'clock. They were there
from the hills of Williamson and the
broadlands of Caldwell. They were there,
men women, small hoys and babies. AS
sistant United States Attorney Scion
Stewart, young, vigorous and intent on
his work, was there. Col. Buck Walton
was there, aggressive as usual, but,
withal, rs accommodating as big
soul can be. Col. Tom Sneed, easy going
and full of the milk of human kindness,
was on hand, and George Pendexter was
also one of the elect, watching the points
as they were produced. Commissioner
Ruggles was as easy as an old shoe with
all of the attorneys, and accommodate
ingly made room on the corner of his
table for The STATEsMAN's spring poet to
operate his lead pencil in the delineation
of hard pan facts.
The cases were called at 1920, and the
witnesses were placed under the rule.
Col. Walton, who represents the Usserys
and the Crafts, asked severance
as to them, which was
granted. The district attorney then
elected to try Barbour, but before evidence
was taken, the case was sent over until 2
o'clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

"PRo AND CON- on the first page is
good reading. Answer those doubts
truthfully in your own minds, and you
" IL be on the right side of the question.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

Mr.. F. G. Phillips's novel, "As in a
Looking Glass has been adapted to the
stage by himself and Mr.. +. c. Grove, and
will be produced shortly by Mrs. Bernard
Beere at the Opera Comique theatre.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

| it was after they came back
from the express car that they
asked about the registers. The one who
ordered me to the door went toward the
rear end of the tram leaving one or two
with US. This man was the one who
asked about the registers. 1t was still an
other one who said he did not want the
registers. l saw five in front of my door
at one time.
w. E. Hawkins l am a Missouri Pa
ciic railway conductor. Was in charge of
the train that was stopped at Mcneil.
The train was surrounded by ten or
twelve armed men. 1t was $3.50 p. IN.
Our regular stopping time is 9:2S, usu-
ally for one minute. We were detained
thirty minutes. They took the engineer
and firemen off and sent them to the
smoking car. 1 saw the porter scutfling
with two men and started towards them
with my pistol in my hand. 1 met a
man with a Winchester, who ordered
me to drop my pistol. l did
so, when it went off and he
fired at me. l retreated and
as | did so, was fired at again; they kept
yelling at the passengers to keep their
heads in the car, and now and then firing
their guns off; don't think l could recog-
nize any of them; they broke into the ex-
press car and robbed it.
Cross examined: This was on the night
of the 10Th; the defendant looks very
much like the man who had the rifle
drawn on me; he had on white hat and
a coat; | could not say positively that
this is the man, but this man is about the
same size and general appearance; was
within about three feet of the man.
A. j. Northocker: live at Denison; l
am with the Pacific Express company
running on trains Nos. and .; l had
charge of the express and baggage on the
train that was robbed; l was robbed of
50 800 in currency, silver, gold and about
81 900 in pay checks of the railroad COM
pany; l don't know the values of the cur
rency; the latter was done up in
packages and stitched; a hole was punched,
and string drawn through and sealed;
the money was from all stations, and was
in separate packages; they first ordered
me to open the door; did not do so, and
they broke open the door, and ordered
me to make a light; they came in the car;
two were masked, and one was not; the |
is not the man who struck me
on the head; do not recognize the pris-
oner as one of the men who was in my
car; think l could recognize the men if
they were fixed as they were that night; |
this was in Travis county; they took the |
money without my consent. Cross ex- |
amined: They took about $4,000 in cash |
and about $4,000 and some dollars in